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Born 11 August 1863
Dolzig, Kingdom of Prussia ( 1863-08-11 ) House Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Father Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Mother Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Died February 22, 1921, Przemkow, Poland Spouse Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1898) Parents Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Grandparents Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Great-grandparents Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Similar People Princess Louise of Belgium, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig‑Holstein | ||
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (August 11, 1863 – February 22, 1921) was a son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He inherited his father's title as titular duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
On August 2, 1898 in Coburg, he married Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Belgium. The grandfather of the bride, King Leopold II, did not attend the wedding but sent the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold as wedding gift.
The couple had no children. However, on 11 November 1920, Ernst Gunther adopted Prince Johann Georg and his sister Princess Marie Luise, children of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.